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Booming solar industry will make nuclear power obsolete

Booming solar industry will make nuclear power obsolete

In 2023, China installed as much solar capacity as the entire world did in 2022.

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‘This is a great win’: Forever chemicals to be filtered from tap water

‘This is a great win’: Forever chemicals to be filtered from tap water

A mobile filtration plant will clean up tap-water supplies tainted by a plume of cancer-linked “forever chemicals” in the Blue Mountains.

  • by Carrie Fellner
Every time you use ChatGPT, half a litre of water goes to waste
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Every time you use ChatGPT, half a litre of water goes to waste

Tech giants including OpenAI, Meta and Google are being urged to tackle AI’s dirty secret – its massive power problem.

  • by David Swan
Deadly algae detected in popular NSW river

Deadly algae detected in popular NSW river

A rare toxic algae that can prove fatal to humans has been detected just weeks after a catastrophic industrial accident.

  • by Catherine Naylor
The test results Seqwater tried to keep secret, and how they came out
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Government

The test results Seqwater tried to keep secret, and how they came out

Brisbane residents were asking the government-owned water authority for information on “forever chemicals” in order to protect themselves. Seqwater kept quiet.

  • by William Davis
‘It’s hot data’: Alarm over ‘forever chemical’ found in Brisbane drinking water

‘It’s hot data’: Alarm over ‘forever chemical’ found in Brisbane drinking water

Previously unreleased water test results reveal a cancer-causing chemical has been detected at seven times the level deemed dangerous by US authorities.

  • by William Davis
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‘The tipping point’: Where does our water come from – and could it run out?
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‘The tipping point’: Where does our water come from – and could it run out?

In cities, we tend to take our water for granted. How does it get to us – and how do you put a price on it?

  • by Jackson Graham
From Palm Beach to Cronulla: The health of Sydney’s beaches revealed

From Palm Beach to Cronulla: The health of Sydney’s beaches revealed

NSW can boast almost-perfect water quality at the vast majority of its beaches, but two of Sydney’s most famous swimming spots have received damning rankings.

  • by Alexandra Smith
New ‘forever chemical’ tests zero in on contamination source
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New ‘forever chemical’ tests zero in on contamination source

Independent tests have linked PFAS contamination in the Blue Mountains to the site of a 1992 petrol tanker crash.

  • by Ben Cubby and Carrie Fellner
‘Enormous implications’: Australia’s tap water clean-up could cost billions
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Pollution

‘Enormous implications’: Australia’s tap water clean-up could cost billions

Authorities have proposed much lower safe limits for cancer-linked “forever chemicals” in drinking water. What does it mean for you?

  • by Carrie Fellner, Ben Cubby and Daniel Lo Surdo
Australia will dramatically cut ‘forever chemicals’ in tap water – but it will mean a big clean-up
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Australia will dramatically cut ‘forever chemicals’ in tap water – but it will mean a big clean-up

The new thresholds are likely to force the clean-up of tap water supplied to hundreds of thousands of people across the country.

  • by Carrie Fellner

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